Football players learn life lessons at Buck-Icon football fun camp

1:49 AM,
Jul. 15, 2014

Former Ohio State University defensive end and NFL player James Cotton did more than teach Bucyrus players about footwork during his one day Buck-Icon Football Fun Camp Monday morning at Bucyrus High School Monday, July 14, 2014.

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Former OSU defensive end and NFL player James Cotton did more than teach Bucyrus players about footwork during his one-day Buck-Icon Football Fun Camp on Monday afternoon.

Cotton, who was joined by former Buckeyes Dionte Allen, Corey Brown, Chris Fields, Derek Ross and Jonathan Wells, reached out to players about the importance of commitment, discipline and self-worth.

"We teach the future generations on what it means to be a Buckeye and what it takes to play football at a Division I level or just carrying on period," Cotton said. "The things that we learn on the football field are the things ...